Northern Iowa should be higher than 21 but in looking at that list there are only a handful of teams I would move down.  There are a lot of really, really good mids this year.

The Atlantic 10 is not included in the poll.

I think he means that the A-10 is a major conference for the purposes of the mid-major poll...is that right?

Wes, I completely disagree with you on this.  I think the poll as set up fits with the traditional understanding of "mid major" in college basketball. 

Also, note that CUSA is not included.  So according to this poll, CUSA, including Marshall, is high major.

I agree with it.

Sometimes you have to call a spade a spade. 

Without looking at the poll (which I only have one time many years ago as I find it demeaning and irrational when Butler and GOnzaga are included) the actuality is the LOW majors are inferior. The A suns, MEAC's and what conference is Vermont froms are considered by AAU and HS coaches and recruits to be low majors and "at least it is a D1 ride". 

Interesting the JSF feels Oakland will  dominate their conference again.....that is how Xavier, Gonzaga and Butler distanced themselves from their respective conferences. Domination.  With a sprinkling of games and wins with Big time opponenets at Nuetral or Home and HOme sites. We talked of Temple being "A-10 " last year but they are living off past glory more than constant achievement. SLU with Majerus is making A 10 noise this year while Dayton continues a string of losses at X that dates back to the Carter administration. We SHOULD be looking at being the Butler/X/ and now Oakland of the MAC.

My big prblem withthe whole system is the idjut announcers who talk about BCS designation when they are calling basketball games. Sorry it does not walk over from Football. Traditional football powers do not translate to being hoops powers......unless you are talking about the scads of money their AD's tend to throw at basketball.....

+1

I agree.   I think they should set up a bracket buster for .500 teams from the money conferences.

From what I can tell just being around that campus for the past 2-3 years, no one thinks they are a mid-major. In fact, they'll have words with anyone who thinks so. The term mid-major has gotten relatively skewed over the past 5 years or so with the rise of Xavier, Butler, Gonzaga, and others. How do you define mid-major exactly?

And the sarcasm goes WHOOSH!

Van: It absolutely helped George Mason in 2006.

We should be moving up the list after this week!

thank you Fear